Vascular stents: The most important types and characteristics

• Main Authors: Drakul Dragana (Author), Matić Predrag (Author), Drobac Milica (Author), Kostić Nađa (Author), Vemić Ana (Author), Vasiljević Dragana (Author), Malenović Anđelija (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Pharmaceutical Association of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Vascular stents are general medical devices of class III or IIb, which are placed along the walls of the constricted coronary and peripheral blood vessels thus keeping them viable. According to the mechanism of expansion, stents may be balloon-expandable or self-expanding. Depending on the geometry...